Massy received his second jab at the Te Awa the Base vaccination centre on Wednesday. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
The last week to get a first jab to become fully vaccinated by Christmas is coming to an end while the DHB is working hard to reach those members of the community who are still hesitant.
One of those was Massy Moke-Mihaere, 13, of Hamilton. Although his mum
and sister have been fully vaccinated for a long time, he got his second jab on only Wednesday because he was worried about possible side and long-term effects.
"I wasn't against the vaccine, I just didn't want to get any negative side effects. I heard a lot of stories and [even] a [school] councillor said that she was worried about one particular ingredient of the vaccine," he says.
His mum, Corinna Walters, was not too happy to hear about her son not wanting the vaccine.
